Finland, officially the Republic of Finland is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the west, Russia to the east, and Norway to the north, and is defined by the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of 338,455 square kilometres (130,678 sq. mi), with a population of 5.5 million. Helsinki is the country’s capital and largest city, but together with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa, it forms a larger metropolitan area. Finnish, the native language of the Finns, is among the few Finnic languages in the world. The climate varies relative to latitude, from the southern humid continental climate to the northern boreal climate. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes.
Finland (FI)
Intellectual property protection in Finland
Intellectual property office | Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) |
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Website | http://www.prh.fi/en/index.html |
Contact details | Postal address:
FI-00091 PRH Finland (358) 29 509 5000 |
Patent
Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase | 31 months from the priority date |
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Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application | 12 months from the priority date |
Language | Finnish, Swedish and English |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Finnish Patent Attorney |
Power of Attorney | A signed Power of Attorney can be filed at the time of filing |
Trademark
Filing requirements |
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Multiple-class applications | Yes |
Power of Attorney | A signed Power of Attorney can be filed at the time of filing |
Opposition period | Within three months from publication of the trademark application |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Finnish Trademark attorney |
Industrial Design
Filing requirements |
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Multiple design applications | Yes |
Power of Attorney | A signed Power of Attorney can be filed at the time of filing |
Examination | Substantive examination |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Finnish Design Attorney |
Source: WIPO and Wikipedia